My latest: Trudeau is beyond redemption
In ‘Lee,’ Kate Winslet’s new movie about the celebrated World War II photojournalist Lee Miller, the descent into the heart of darkness is slow, but it is always the destination.…
Musings
Left, right, whatever
What I write sometimes makes people angry. Right and Left. Here’s what I’ve noticed. It’s interesting. I write about different stuff. Politics, music, culture, whatever. People react. Sometimes I take…
My latest: the haters’ war on books
Observing the braying, spit-flecked mob outside the doors to Toronto’s Park Hyatt Hotel on Monday night – replete with signs (falsely) accusing Israel of genocide, and hinting (clearly) at a…
My latest: the people aren’t always right
The people are always right, John Turner said. It was the evening of September 4, 1984 when he said that. Turner’s Liberal Party had just been crushed by Brian Mulroney’s…
Donald Trump is an asshole
SFH did this six years ago. Still applies.
My latest: it’s the economy, but you’re not stupid
It’s the economy, stupid. Democratic strategist James Carville famously uttered those words first, during the 1992 US presidential campaign. They’ve become the accepted political wisdom ever since. What’s fascinating is…
Remember
Here’s my Dad, age 20, at officer cadet training in Summer ’52, front centre. He joined the armoured corps but the war ended before he could go. He always regretted…
Torn
Is Trump a fascist? I’m torn. If he isn’t, it’s good. We don’t need more fascist leaders. If he is, it’s going to teach the millions of Americans who voted…
My latest: Amsterdam was planned
It was planned. The attacks on Jews in Amsterdam on Thursday — the beatings, the stabbings, the shooting of fireworks, the running them down with cars — didn’t just happen…
Open letter
Dear American friends: Seeing online how unhappy so many of you are. So, move to Canada. Our politics are pretty dull and way more civil. Our people are good people.…
My latest: welcome to the end times
The happiest Canadian, this morning, is Justin Trudeau. Some conservatives will be happy, of course. There’s always been some Trump fans on Canada’s Right. But the happiest guy of all?…
America, what have you done?
America, what have you done? You chose fascism over democracy. You chose hate over hope, oligarchs over experts, patriarchy over equality. You chose repression, theocracy, violence. You chose anger, lies,…
Democracy or Fascism?
We are, today, watching the most momentous decision that Americans have had to make in the entirety of their — and my own — lifetimes. Compared to the choice between…